Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 13621 |
| Brand Name: | Medi-vac Flex Advantage Suction Liners and Canisters |
| Model: | 65652-6ll, 65652-616, 65652-631, 65651-910C, 65651-920C and 65651-930C |
| Affected: | All lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Medline International New Zealand Limited 14 George Bourke Drive Mt Wellington Auckland 1060 |
| Contact Information: | |
| Manufacturer: | Cardinal Health |
| Issue: | Safety Alert Notice advising customers that some users of the product: 1. May be testing functionality by "bumping" the Medi-Vac liners. As indicated in the Warning section of the product's DFU, premature shut-off of the vacuum may occur if the canister is bumped. 2. May be testing vacuum/ suction by occluding the Medi-Vac liner's patient port with their finger. This practice may activate the mechanical shut-off and consequently turn offf the vacuum. Occlusion of the patient port as a testing method is not included in the product's DFU and therefore is not a recommended test. |
| Recall action type: | Alert |
| Recall action: | Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 24/10/2012 |
